Isaiah 23:3
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.”
יְאֹר
a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria
זֶרַע
was the seed of
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זֶרַע
Seed, offspring, descendant. Zera. The seed of the woman who would crush the serpent. Every promise of God has a seed that will grow.
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קָצִיר
the harvest of
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קָצִיר
severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)
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גּוֹי
nations
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גּוֹי
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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רַב
many
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רַב
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
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תְּבוּאָה
revenue/ her
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תְּבוּאָה
income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
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שִׁיחוֹר
Shihor
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שִׁיחוֹר
Shichor, a stream of Egypt
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סַחַר
the traffic of
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סַחַר
profit (from trade)
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